Against the Tyranny of Winners: On beautiful business in the AI age, the rise of “Supercuration”, and the end of efficiency with Tim Leberecht

What if the future of business isn’t human at all—and maybe that’s exactly what will liberate us to become more humane?In this first episode of season 2, Ben sits down with Tim Leberecht, co-founder and CEO of the House of Beautiful Business, and author of The Business Romantic. Speaking from Istanbul, Tim doesn’t mince words: business is fundamentally broken, caught in an unholy alliance of technocracy, late-stage capitalism, and rising authoritarianism. Yet in this darkness, he sees the seeds of something radically different.Key Ideas:Business is hitting rock bottom—the perfect moment to imagine something radically differentThe false gods of modern management: optimization, efficiency, and winningWhy the future of business may not be human, but must remain humanistFrom economy of efficiency to economy of care and wonderSupercuration: the art of benevolent exclusion and caring for ideasThe death of agency and the birth of new forms of dignityWhy the only dignified work is the work we do for ourselves as artistsLove, care, and world-building as essential leadership qualitiesResources & ReferencesHouse of Beautiful Business – Global community humanizing business The Business Romantic – Tim’s manifesto against optimization Against the Tyranny of the Winners (published in German) Supercuration – Forthcoming book on the art of curation The Poly Opportunity – Series examining intersecting positive trends Douglas Rushkoff on attention and human connection Hartmut Rosa’s Resonance – Sociology of vibration and attunement Gianpiero Petriglieri on love and leadership Shoukei Matsumoto’s Work Like a MonkConnect with Tim Leberecht:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tleberecht/Website: https://timleberecht.com/Company: https://houseofbeautifulbusiness.com/Send us Fan MailFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poetsandthinkerspodcast/Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/poets-thinkers/id1799627484Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4N4jnNEJraemvlHIyUZdww?si=2195345fa6d249fdSend your ideas, feedback and guest recommendations to [email protected]